Development

ON THE AGENDA: Yucca Valley Town Council, June 16, 2026

Two weeks after its marathon budget session, the Council returns with a lighter load: a closed session on the town attorney, a 2nd read on gas at…

Jun 14

RECAP: Yucca Valley Town Council, June 2, 2026

Youth Commission recounts an eventful year, Council approves the Walmart fuel station and a two-year budget; residents push back on light pollution, the…

Jun 6

ON THE AGENDA: Twentynine Palms City Council, Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Council bids farewell to outgoing City Manager James, nonprofit grant presentations, a letter of support for Veterans' services

May 11 • Natalie Zuk

When Commerce Meets Culture: Art Fairs in the Desert

A special Sad Trombone features a conversation between Cindy Bernard and Bernard Leibov and 90 Miles From Needles Host Chris Clarke

May 10 • The Desert Trumpet

RECAP: Twentynine Palms City Council, April 27, 2026

New Leadership, Tighter Budget, and a Drive-Thru Debate at Monday's Council Meeting

May 2 • Natalie Zuk

ON THE AGENDA: Twentynine Palms City Council, Monday, April 27, 2026

New City Manager, general fund updates, and a local developer requests a waiver

Apr 26 • Natalie Zuk

RECAP: Twentynine Palms Planning Commission, February 17, 2026, Part 2

All parties concede that aesthetic impacts cannot be mitigated

Feb 23 • Cindy Bernard

RECAP: Twentynine Palms Planning Commission January 20, 2026

Commission tells Development Director on zoning consolidation, “Put your plan together and then come back and let’s see what it is.”

Jan 24 • Natalie Zuk

A Look Ahead: Development in Twentynine Palms

Growth, uncertainty, and big questions for 2026

Jan 15 • Kat Talley-Jones

2025 Development Recap

Lawsuits, lazy rivers, and a land-locked yacht club

Jan 11 • Kat Talley-Jones

Our Top Five Stories of 2025, Updated! Part Two

Updates on stories #3 - Ofland and #2 - the fertility clinic bomber in 29, as we count down to our #1 story of the year

Dec 30, 2025 • Cindy Bernard and Eleanor Whitney

Our Top Five Stories of 2025, Updated! Part One

Counting down to our #1 story with updates on stories #5 - protests against the firing of park rangers and #4 - the threatened sale of public lands

Dec 29, 2025 • Cindy Bernard, Kat Talley-Jones, and Jonathan Hume

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